Finance Manager Business Partner

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

The Finance Manager Business Partner will be a strategic business leader and key member of the leadership team for a country, a cluster, or a business unit. The role is responsible for improving business performance, driving profitable and sustainable growth, and cash generation through influencing and guiding decision making across the business. It serves as a key partner with the Controllership and FP&A functions to set the overall financial strategy, monitor and drive financial performance, and maintain an effective internal control environment.

• Serve as the “Face of Finance” for the assigned country/business unit.
• Lead business partnering support in areas such as commercial growth strategy, sales channel optimization, working capital management, and capital related analysis and decisions.
• Support teams with significant or ad‑hoc issues that cannot be resolved through standard operating procedures.
• Conduct Business Owner needs analysis to identify areas where Finance can add value and address specific challenges.
• Own P&L in collaboration with Business Owners and Regional Leaders to achieve targets by developing robust driver‑based top‑line, resourcing, financial, and ROI models.
• Develop an in‑depth understanding of the ZB Growth Model (pricing, sales channels, working capital management, capital decisions, M&A, etc.) and make strategic suggestions for prioritizing growth levers.
• Work closely with FP&A and business teams (Pricing, IBP, etc.) to forecast and manage results, improve transparency, and maintain a single source of truth among all stakeholders.
• Provide business recommendations through clear and effective presentation and communication.
• Create and communicate engaging presentations that tell a story, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Drive accountability for business financial performance and act as a strategic advisor to key business stakeholders.
• Review management reporting outputs with country or cluster level business leaders (e.g., RGL, M , QFR, QLT, Close, Regional Reviews).
• Finalize long‑range plans with the business.
• Analyze monthly and quarterly results and communicate messages to senior management, including risks, opportunities, trends, and recommendations to improve growth and profitability.
• Continuously assess opportunities to improve business partner delivery, optimize talent, and leverage technology to enhance efficiency.
• Create, track, and refine Finance KPIs, build and maintain KPI dashboards and reports, and review them regularly with Business Owners and the Regional President to flag potential negative leading indicators.
• Perform financial scenario modeling and build business cases for ROI, resource allocation, price volume, etc.
• Stay informed about market and economic trends, leveraging knowledge to anticipate market changes and provide valuable insights to Business Owners.

• Mastery level strategic planning and negotiation skills to develop action plans or solutions that improve business performance.
• Advanced financial acumen and ability to speak to standard reporting and planning processes.
• Capability to inspire confidence with key stakeholders, including commercial and functional leaders at country and regional levels.
• Strong influencing skills to work with and influence different functional groups.
• Mastery level leadership skills to prioritize business partnering work and act as a role model and thought leader.
• Excellent facilitation skills to ensure all perspectives are heard and respected.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with business leaders.
• Adaptability in strategic direction, approach, tone, and style to match changing business partner needs.
• Challenges traditional thinking and drives process improvement.
• Motivated, results‑driven, and a self‑starter with the ability to influence others.
• Mastery of business modeling and analysis.

• High School Degree or equivalent and 8+ years of applicable experience; or
• Associate’s degree and 6+ years of applicable experience; or
• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of applicable experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or equivalent.
• 6 years of experience in Finance, including at least 3 years as a finance business partner.